Research guides: Implementing Academic Accommodations: Cue and Formula Sheet Guidelines and How-tos

Cue Sheet Guidelines

Students must ensure that their cue sheet meets the following guidelines:

Double sided, 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper (handwritten or typed)
12 point font or larger
Written in English (unless course appropriate)
Provides cues ("triggers") the student developed from the course material to assist in the recollection of previously learned information
May include acronyms, pictures, acrostics, visual chains, mnemonics, mind maps, diagrams, or other symbols
May be organized in a variety of ways, including chronologically, by modules, themes, chapters, theories, and applications
Includes only cues to learned information that the student cannot retrieve
Only makes sense to the student; typically, would not be useful to other students in the course
Does NOT include include facts, concepts, procedures, etc. that the student might be expected to know for a course

Students must ensure that their formulae sheet meets the following guidelines:

Double sided, 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper (handwritten or typed)
12 point font or larger
May be organized in a variety of ways, including chronologically, by modules, themes or chapters
Includes only the formulae covered within the test material
Does NOT include cues or notes on how/when to apply the formulae
Does NOT include cues or notes, besides specific formulae, regarding any of the other material being tested

How to make a memory aid (video, University of Waterloo)

Memory Sheet Overview (video, Sheridan College)

How to create a Cue Sheet (G. Eaton-Smith, Queen's University, 2019)